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213 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths reported in province

The province reported 213 new cases of COVID-19 across the province and 146 recoveries on March 26, bringing the provincial total to 32,559 cases.Eight Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for C...

Mar 26, 2021

Construction begins next month for $11 million sports complex at Big River First Nation

The wheels are in motion for a major development in northwest Saskatchewan, costing $35 million. Big River First Nation plans to build both a new high school and a new arena. The band's CEO Derek Klei...

Mar 26, 2021

Chris Beaudry event a big success for Dekker Centre

Over 300 people tuned in to watch Chris Beaudry speak about the importance of mental health Thursday afternoon during a Dekker Centre livestream.The event, which was presented by North Battleford's Ma...

Mar 26, 2021

Twin Rivers Curling Club reflects on season, looking ahead to future

As the month of March draws to a close, the curling season would traditionally be wrapping up about this time. However, due to the pandemic, the season this year was already wrapped up by late Novembe...

Mar 26, 2021

Siobhan Gormley honoured with 2020 SARP Award of Merit

North Battleford community programmer and Don Ross Centre manager Siobhan Gormley has been honoured with the Saskatchewan Association of Recreation Professionals (SARP) 2020 Award of Merit for her man...

Mar 25, 2021

Province reports 168 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths

The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 168 new cases and two new deaths in the province. There were also 105 new recoveries.Vaccines ReportedAn additional 4,247 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have bee...

Mar 25, 2021

Sask. RCMP in discussion with Poundmaker Cree Nation, province reaching out

BattlefordsNOW has received a response from both the provincial government and Saskatchewan RCMP in regards to the announcement from Poundmaker Cree Nation (PCN) earlier this week, which detailed thei...

Mar 25, 2021

Battlefords resident honoured with bravery award

Last week, Mariano Ong was honoured with the Royal Canadian Humane Association Silver Medal Award for bravery for his humanitarian efforts in helping subdue a man firing a rifle in a pub on March 3, 2...

Mar 25, 2021

Battlefords disc golf to feature women’s league this season

Spring is here and as the weather continues to warm, disc golf season is on the horizon. Executive director with the Battlefords Disc Golf Club, Kennedy Schmidt said some in the community are already ...

Mar 25, 2021

Province reports 190 new cases and one death related to COVID-19

The province reported 190 new cases and 96 recoveries of COVID-19 today. This brings the provincial total to 32,181 cases; 30,196 recoveries and 1,565 cases considered active.One Saskatchewan resident...

Mar 24, 2021